diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 1ce7c0c6..623492d3 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "paperforge",
   "name": "PaperForge",
-  "version": "1.5.6rc2",
+  "version": "1.5.6rc3",
   "minAppVersion": "1.9.0",
   "description": "Zotero literature pipeline for Obsidian. Sync PDFs, run OCR, and read with AI-assisted deep reading.",
   "author": "Lin Zhaoxuan",
diff --git a/paperforge/__init__.py b/paperforge/__init__.py
index b4066f31..4ec6722a 100644
--- a/paperforge/__init__.py
+++ b/paperforge/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """paperforge — PaperForge package."""
 
-__version__ = "1.5.6rc2"
+__version__ = "1.5.6rc3"
diff --git a/paperforge/plugin/manifest.json b/paperforge/plugin/manifest.json
index 1ce7c0c6..623492d3 100644
--- a/paperforge/plugin/manifest.json
+++ b/paperforge/plugin/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "paperforge",
   "name": "PaperForge",
-  "version": "1.5.6rc2",
+  "version": "1.5.6rc3",
   "minAppVersion": "1.9.0",
   "description": "Zotero literature pipeline for Obsidian. Sync PDFs, run OCR, and read with AI-assisted deep reading.",
   "author": "Lin Zhaoxuan",